Thank you for once someone agrees that isopure is gross!!!! I have not had surgery yet my surgery date is September 14th for RNY. I've been trying SSOOOO many protein drinks I really like Designer whey at GNC I have only tried the Peanut Caramel Chocolate. I came up with a 60 gram protein drink. Three scoops of the designer whey 10oz of enriched nonfat milk (enriched nonfat is mixture of nonfat dried milk with reg. nonfat milk for extra protein its like 1cup of dried milk per quart of milk) a packet or scoop full beneprotein a few ice cubes. Of course u have to drink it through out the day because your body can only absorb so much protein at once. 23 pounds in less than a month! thats crazy. GREAT JOB. Currently I am 258lbs im so excited for surgery. take care hope everything works out for you.

Hey, this WLS was the best thing I have ever did. I was reading your post and I waited till I was 31 to do it. I wish I would of had it when I was your age. You will so enjoy the rest of your life after WLS. I had it when I weighed 302 ILBS, that was 6 months ago and I am down to 179 now. Good Luck, I know my Dr's were great and not too far from you, check them out and good luck. Mike

Hey, I'm Laura, I'm not a teen anymore, but I understand where you are coming from. I started looking into the surgery when I was your age. I was 478 and had sleep apnea, arthritis, and a few other comorbid conditions. I had RNY when I was 18. Honestly, I was terrified, but I'm 21 now, and doing amazing. It really changed my life, yes there is dumping syndrome, and if you overeat, you can throw up. But the most amazing thing I've discovered, I don't want the sweets anymore, I don't want to overeat. Occassionally I still eat too fast, or forget how much I can eat, but its rare. If you seriously want a way out, you can find it, and if you want help, just look here, the people are great. E-mail me if you want. I would be more than happy to talk you through everything. Those of us under 30 need to stick together and good for you on even looking into this! Good luck and God bless! Laura

thanks for the advice! I think my insurance requires a 3 months supervised diet..thats fine, too, because if it fails, the doctor will then realize its like impossible for me to ever lose weight.. and if i succeed on it--ill lose weight! The surgeon i have my heart set on [Dr. Wynn of Wilmington, DE] doesn't do surgery on anyone under 18. My bday is in December..so I image ill be well past 18 before im all set for surgery. I'm a little nervous..but I think this is all possible. I have had enough let downs in my weight throughout life..that if i am denied..well, it'll be true that there is NO hope for me! Thanks for your words of wisdom!

Hi i am 17 and when i went to soo if i would qualify the doc said straight up yes i was and that he did not want me to have the lap band he wanted me to have the gastric bypass...so i was happy but i still had to wait to see if i was covered by insurance and that took a long time...but i finally got approved...and im scheduled for august 17th...im really interested in hearing things...maybe we can talk Leann